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registration technique for PG5
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hi everyone
i finally got round to trying a registration technique that i use when silkscreening with more than one screen: it seems to work really well and forms a rough guide if you have different images on one screen but you will have to try it out for yourself to get it 100% right
basically its is as follows
1 take a piece of acetate or transparency
2 use masking tape, tape it to the side of the gocco
3 pull the the transparency firmly across the pad until it can not be pulled anymore and place it down on the pad
4 put the lid down and make a press print on to the transparency
5 lift up the lid and there should be a copy of your image
it can be lifted back and forth so when you place your blank card on top of the pad you can pull the transparency over the card and see where the image will print as the transparency and screen will not be moving.
the screen is in the frame
the transparency is taped to the side so cannot be moved so
in theory
the image should print in the same place every time so you can adjust your card or paper under the transparency accordingly and have good idea as to where the image will print
once you have your paper in the right position lift off the transparency off the card and put down the lid and print on your card
things to remember
1 always pull the transparency across the pad firmly as that is how you did your original print on it
2 the pad is not very big and can be a real pain sometimes when trying to keep the card in place but you can work around it with a larger piece underneath
3 remember if you have to move the paper half off the pad to cover up the exposed pad or it will print on the pad its self
4 the side the transparency is taped limits your movement of your card or paper so you could try taping it onto something other than the gocco as long as you dont move the gocco after you have done the print onto your transparency or the alignment will be out
5 if you remove the transparency from the side of the gocco after use you cannot use it again as the alignment will be out, but thats ok just start over
finally if you have a lot of different images on one screen put a piece of paper over your paper you are about to print on so that the images you DO NOT want to print will print onto the paper on top and not onto your main print
i havent done a 2 screen print yet but when i do i will be using the same technique and hopefully it should work just as well so if anyone gets round to doing it let me know how it turned out
i have taken some photos of the process and will up load them asap
to help with the info overload
i hope this can be of some help
Originally posted at 8:27AM, 17 April 2008 PDT
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KIRmercialD edited this topic 50 months ago.
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This sounds like a plan, I shall try it when recover from my long gocco'ing weekend.
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hi all
i have uploaded the photos..i hope it can be of some use
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Thanks so much for this! I just used it for a 2 colour print and it worked brilliantly. It's not foolproof - the level of stickiness of the pad and the rocking action sometimes confuse the registration but I only messed up about 5 prints as opposed to 20! I took some photos so will put them up soon.
One other tip - if you're doing cards, make sure you attach the acetate to the side where the card doesn't overlap or you won't be able to pull the acetate over far enough, as I soon realised...
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Ive tried this but because of the flimsiness of acetate and the fact that it's hard to keep it exactly in place (maybe I wasn't doing it right), I decided to build a little registration plate from wood and a thin acrylic sheet attached to hinges. The registration is exact, so if you need to have colors lining up edge to edge, it works really well and the weight of the sheet helps you adjust the paper underneath it. But it's a bit more work.
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fantastic news guys
this technique of acetate is mainly used on big silkscreening beds where you have large areas to work with and the vacuum suction allows you to adjust the paper underneath and keep it in the right position afterward but as we know the gocco doesnt allow for that very well so i am glad its been a good starting point and it works really really well when you get the hang of it BUT NOW...
I am going to do it theTUBES way for all i can say is this ..'TUBES your registration plate is fantastic you are a genius well done i am defintately going to make myself one!' will post some photos when i have thanks for that
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KIRmercialD edited this topic 50 months ago.
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Thanks, it works pretty well. And you just need some wood scraps, basic door hinges, wood glue and a couple screws. The only tips I can think of are to get the thinnest sheet the hardware store has and to give a slight angle to the cut of wood that the plate mounts to. It should match the height and forward angle of the pad - maybe .25 inch shorter in the front. I also put one screw in the gocco to hold it in place in addition to the side strips.
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